J Smeets vs Jan Timman

75th Noteboom vierkamp · 2015 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White J Smeets
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Noteboom vierkamp
Site Leiden NED
Round 1.2
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r6/6KP/4N3/3k4/8/8/8/8 w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5
  7. 7.Qd4 O-O
  8. 8.cxd6 Nxe4
  9. 9.Qxe4 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 Qxc3+
  11. 11.Kf2 Qxa1
  12. 12.dxe7 Re8
  13. 13.Bc4 Qf6
  14. 14.Ba3 Be6
  15. 15.Qxb7 Nd7
  16. 16.Bb3 Bxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Qb6+
  18. 18.Qxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Bd6 Nc5
  20. 20.Re1 Ra2
  21. 21.Re2 f5
  22. 22.Ke3 Ra7
  23. 23.Ne5 Ne4
  24. 24.Bb4 Nc5
  25. 25.Kd4 Rc7
  26. 26.Bxc5 bxc5+
  27. 27.Kc4 Rexe7
  28. 28.h4 Kf8
  29. 29.c3 Re6
  30. 30.g3 Ke7
  31. 31.Rh2 Kf6
  32. 32.Ra2 Rb6
  33. 33.Nd3 Re6
  34. 34.Ne5 Rb6
  35. 35.h5 g5
  36. 36.Nd3 Re6
  37. 37.Nxc5 gxf4
  38. 38.gxf4 Re4+
  39. 39.Kd5 Rxf4
  40. 40.Ra6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Ne6 Rd7+
  42. 42.Ke5 Rf1
  43. 43.Ng5+ Ke7
  44. 44.Nxh7 Re1+
  45. 45.Kxf5 Rd5+
  46. 46.Kg6 Rg1+
  47. 47.Kh6 Rd6+
  48. 48.Rxd6 Kxd6
  49. 49.Ng5 Kd5
  50. 50.Kg6 Rg3
  51. 51.c4+ Kd4
  52. 52.h6 Rxb3
  53. 53.h7 Rb8
  54. 54.Ne6+ Kxc4
  55. 55.Kg7 Kd5

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